Gopher Football 1942 Season

1942 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/26/1942 Pittsburgh (3-6) W 50-7 10/03/1942 Iowa Seahawks (7-3) L 6-7 10/10/1942 @ Illinois (6-4) L 13-20 10/17/1942 @ Nebraska (3-7) W 15-2 10/24/1942 Homecoming Michigan (7-3) W 16-14 10/31/1942 Northwestern (1-9) W 19-7 11/07/1942 Indiana (7-3) L 0-7 11/14/1942 Iowa (6-4) W 27-7 11/21/1942 @ Wisconsin (8-1-1) L 6-20

1942 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 5 1 0 .833 9 1 0 .900 Wisconsin 4 1 0 .800 8 1 1 .850 Michigan 3 2 0 .600 7 3 0 .700 Illinois 3 2 0 .600 6 4 0 .600 Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 5 4 0 .556 Indiana 2 2 0 .500 7 3 0 .700 Iowa 3 3 0 .500 6 4 0 .600 Purdue 1 4 0 .200 1 8 0 .111 Northwestern 0 6 0 .000 1 9 0 .100

Season notes:

Coached by Dr. George Hauser (1st season).

1942 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Ohio State 9-1-0 2. Georgia 11-1-0 3. Wisconsin 8-1-1 4. Tulsa 10-1-0 5. Georgia Tech 9-2-0 6. Notre Dame 7-2-2 7. Tennessee 9-1-1 8. Boston College 8-2-0 9. Michigan 7-3-0 10. Alabama 8-3-0 11. Texas 9-2-0 12. Stanford 6-4-0 13. UCLA 7-4-0 14. William & Mary 9-1-1 15. Santa Clara 7-2-0 16. Auburn 6-4-1 17. Washington State 6-2-2 18. Mississippi State 8-2-0 19. Minnesota 5-4-0 19. Penn State 6-1-1 19. Holy Cross 5-4-1

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1942 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1943 Georgia 9, UCLA 0 Orange Bowl - 01/01/1943 Alabama 37, Boston College 21 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1943 Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1943 Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1943 Second Air Force 13, Hardin-Simmons 7